My research program is focused on understanding how groups of animals have evolved to coordinate their behavior as they interact with an unpredictable environment. Using mathematical models, agent-based simulation, remote sensing and computer vision, as well as lab and field…
My research focuses on understanding changes in soil organic carbon accumulation and stabilization across ecosystems in response to climate change and management. Photos
Research in the Jacobsen lab focuses on plant vascular structure and function using methods in plant anatomy, ecology, and physiology. We often employ a comparative community approach to test long standing questions in plant evolution and ecology, with a focus…
I am in interested in understanding anthropogenic impacts on diets, distributions and behaviors of vertebrates. Photos
My research focuses on understanding how surrounding ecological environments have evolutionary consequences for organisms, with particular focus on endangered and invasive species. To do so, I use a multidisciplinary approach which includes genomics (from historical and modern samples), transcriptomics, ecophysiology…
My research addresses understanding the mechanisms underlying plant responses to global change, including drought, heat waves, and vapor pressure deficit. I focus on California native shrubs and tropical rainforest trees. Photos
Plant physiological ecology with foci on drought and Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Photos Areas of Interest Click on an ecological interest, taxonomic foci, or course label below to get a list of other collaborators with similar interests.
We study the eco-physiological responses of plants to environmental stresses (primarily water limitations) at the leaf and whole plant levels, with the goal of understanding how plant populations will adjust to a changing climate. Photos
Examining marine plankton population dynamics using computational, theoretical, laboratory, and field-based methods
Understanding how human activities such as nitrogen deposition, disturbance (fire), and climate change affect carbon and nitrogen cycling of semi-arid shrublands and woodlands.
